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by **p.s.kyle** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 10:10 pm

Recently Shortcuts to websites have been appearing on my desktop. I thought I had contracted a virus but Norton gives it the all clear. I have deleted recently installed programmes and any programme in the add/remove list I did not recognise but the problem still persits.

Any sugestions?

Paul

by **SCgone** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 11:08 pm

What operating system and what browser are you using?
Thanks

by **p.s.kyle** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 6:23 am

Win Xp with service pack & IE6

by **augie** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 6:50 am

If you have loaded a "free" proggy recently it may be installing itself. Ermm, what are the websites?

Just a description would suffice, unless they are trying to sell you something. http://security.kolla.de/ This will find spyware.

by **p.s.kyle** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 9:16 am

They offer "Free" products and casino sites. I have run ad Aware with no effect. I cannot see any gator product under processes?task manager.

Paul

by **SCgone** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:57 pm

Look in the Programs>Startup Folder and see if anything hinky is running there. Sometimes it will show up there and not in msconfig>Start.

by **Xstream** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 8:55 pm

yeah, whatever it is, it's loading at startup.

by **p.s.kyle** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:03 pm

I ran Adaware 4 times this afternoon. Each times it found new items of interest. Eventually it gave me the all clear. At present no sign of the shortcuts but time will tell.

Thanks Paul

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